In my mind we have come full circle from the factory town where a human was owned by his labor for his labor and are coming to a larger circle where them who have nothing will be left with even less, because they are eating into oligarchs profits. what once was called the middle class, the working class, has been under assault for 6 decades now, and the war is just about lost. Soon if you are not on the top, you will be enslaved, not by chains of iron but by chains of place and debt. These 3 pieces took me about a month to finish to a satisfactory completion, but in no way do I consider them strong enough, there must be a revolution against government and corporations but it has to be done not in mobs and masses, rather it has to be done by individuals. Refuse to spend. do not buy anything that is not a necessity AND WHEN YOU MUST SPEND SPEND ONLY IN YOUR COMMUNITY no more chain, big box stores. Humble the Oligarchs by not purchasing their goods until them who produce them can afford to buy them. NOT ONE MORE CHINESE SUICIDE IS ACCEPTABLE over working conditions, that make the rich richer. I am not calling for the collapse of capitalism, I am saying that we have let greed become oUr God and it's angels of stuff, our lords.

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pretty sad that there are con artist out there pretending to be homeless...i have a pretty big heart for the downtrodden and homeless...i have worked with them in some capacity in every city that i have lived...they all have stories man....

Brian, while i understand you position in my mind once a dollar is given it is a gone as a gift. No more thought to it. I refuse to give to "charitable organizations" because it is easy to see what they keep for themselves. Rather help a scrounge beat the taxman than a "charity" beat them they're tasked with helping.

I saw that video too, it was an experiment in generosity. A worker was given one and wouldn't share a homeless guy was so grateful that he could do nothing but share. Conscience is built through hard times Charles.

Alice, I can see that bugs you. But what he doesn't know yet is that as he ages and is unable to shower or shave or find accommodation, people will only give him shit and most likely someone 20 years his junior will twice a week kick the crap out of him for the dimes he was able to beg up. That is the path of the homeless.

I admire the passion beneath your words ~ I see the same things here but I would like to believe our city is more merciful and caring than others ~ And I try to buy only what I need & not let the marketing hype get into me ~

Grace,Mercy and caring are strictly forbidden in Detroit, hell just about the entire state. All of the homeless and truly impoverished i have known in my life i care & cared for. Until society changed and made passionate thinking and action a negative.

Seriously lack of consumption is you're only weapon, even in Canada you're finding out that your political gentry are for sale.

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